Shears or scissors



a. v. ARNOLD 2,369,271

SHEARS 0R SCISSORS Filed Feb. 11, 1944' INVENTOR. flea/ a: 1090/1040 BY X a rman Z) UNITE STATE Patented F b. 13,; 1945 s PATENT OFFICE sums son scrssons George .V..A.rnold, Irving torn; Application February 11, 1944, Serial"No.-522;198 ,inla mif (ci ed-zen, V

Theinvention here disclosed relates to cutting tools in thenature of scissors and shears. Objectsof the invention are to provide a 'high quality tool of this character which can be produced at low cost and with use of a minimum amount of high grade materials.

These objects are attained in part by forming the blades of grade thin sheet s'teljtransversely bowed. to give the required stiffness and attaching the blade members so formedtohandie" levers of less expensive material.

Associated or .relatedobjects'are to effect the organization of the blade and handleelements insuch a way asto oneactually reinforce the other, to brace theblade members in the cutting planeand inplaneswatangles -thereto, so that the tool wil-lhave full strength and cutting -In the draw-ing,there is illustrated a present practical embodiment of the invention, but :it is to be i realized that changes and modifications may be made, all within the'true intentand broad scopeof the invention as hereinafter defined and claimed.

- Fig. l i a plan pview of a pairyof scissors incorporating feature of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a broken plan illustrating the step of blanking the blades out of strip steel stock.

Fig. 3 is a plan of a blade blank formed into transverse curvature and with the'leverage extension ,atthe end of the same pressed fiat to serve as a brace and bearing lug.

Fig. 4 is. a cross-sectionalview as on substantially the plane of line 4--4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail on one of the molded handle parts.

Fig. dis a similar view showing the blade element seated and secured therein. 3 i 3 Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional view across the pivot connection of the tool, taken on substantially the plane of line I -I of Fig. 1.

As shown in Fig. 1, the shear or scissors comability and also 'to combine the parts soas to tension the blade portion in self-sharpening re:

lation. r g i Further desirableobjects will appear as. the 3 specification proceeds.

portion may a shaped as indicated, that is, with a relatively large substantially centrally disposed circular ho'le I 6,a shank portion ll, of reduced.

width, about the hole and a non-circular project ing end extension I 8.

' The thin strip or sheet material from which chorage extension 18, of. the blade is either left in the flat 1aneor the originalstock or pressed to that flat condition after transverse curvature of the cutting portion. This is to locate the end surface of the leverage extension in a plane sub- ,stantia'lly corresponding to that of the cutting plane so that one such extension, will slide over themes of the other intheluseoi the tobl to act as a bearing, bracing and supporting the cutting edge ,of the blade.

Fig. dillustrates one of the handle members before. attachment ofthe blade thereto.

prises companion blades 10, ll, of thin sheet steel transversely hollowed or bowed as indicated at l2,-and carried by pivotally connected handle levers l3, M, of less expensive material, molded or otherwise suitably shaped. i

The blades, a indicated in Fig. 2, may be struck or cut from flat strip stock represented at I5. While the particular shape of the cutting portion of the blade may vary, the. root or base Thespecial features .oiLthis handle member are that it is molded or otherwise formed to the desiredshape insome inexpensive b ase material,

such as ordinary die casting metal, plastic or the like, and thatin its formation, it is produced with a parallel-sided seat IS, in the face of the same to receive, th reduced shank portion I 1,

of the blade, a substantially circularboss 20, to fit the opening I6, and a shallower-longitudinal seat 2|, to receive the flat extending tang or tongue I8.

Figs. 6 and '7. show how the softer material ofthe handle levers may be upset or riveted over i the seated or embedded portions of the blades at 22, to permanently fasten the parts together.

The blades are hardened before attachment to the handles, so thatany. desired pressure maybe i applied in the assembling operation, without danger of deforming the sheet metal structure.

The seats for the blades are shown in Fig. 7 as concavely curved to approximately fit the transverse curvature ofthe blades. buttends of the blades are of relativelylarge diameter, to admit securing bosses 20, of as large size as possible- This is for blade holding purposes and also to allow fora good sized pivot connection. An ordinary screw such as indicated at 23, may ,be used, but if desired, any. special form of pivot connection maybe employed, such The holes in the seated in the handles.

as any one of the self-te'nsioning connections known in the art. The circular bosses on the handles and circular holes in the'blades permit the blades to be rotated slightly in starting them over the ends of the bosses and this circular form of rivet connection is desirable over an angular type of cros section in enabling a more uniform and secure fastening of the parts together.

The narrowing of the shank portions of the blades to' less than the width of the handles allows for the provision of ledges 24, along opposite sides of the seats I9, which will engage and cover those edge ortions of the blades which are This braces the blades and also conceals and covers the edge portions I which are embedded within the handles.

A further advantage of this. construction is that the ends of the ledges engage the transverse shoulders 25, at the junctions of the shanks with the full width portions of the blades to brace and rigidly hold the blades in the handles,

The leverage extensions [8, may be elongated as much as necessary but the proportions illustrated can be taken as representative for general l and they can be superior in cutting action, at-

lower cost, because out the use of a smaller amount of, but the best grade cutting steel in -the blades and because of the self-sharpening hollow'formation of the latter; The oversliding engagement of the combined leverage and bearing lugs l8, enables the blades to keep their tensioned engagement indefinitely and enables the scissors to be used for heavier than usual work without imjury.

The cutting edges 26, may be put on the blades after they have been attached to the handles by simply assing the blade portions across the face of a grinding wheel.

The handles may be die cast or produced by any other shaping operation and the term molded, as applied to such members has been used in that broad sense. Similarly, other terms have been employed in a descriptive, rather than in a limiting sense, except possibly as stateof the art may impose any such limitations.

To afiord ample bearing engagement and to prevent the edges catching over each other, the anchorage lug l8, may be widened out or flared toward their ends, as illustrated, so that, as indicated in Fig. 1, they will maintain their oversliding relation in the normal use of the tool. These flan-like extensions of the blades also make dovetail interlocking engagement in the handles to anchor the blades more firmly in place.

said seat extending longitudinally beyond said tubular pivot studs, the curved base portions of the thin'sheet metal blades being disposed in J said concave seats, with the tubular studs extending through the openings in said blades and the flat leverage extensions of the blades disposed in the fiat extensions of saidyconcave seats, the handles having longitudinally extending ledges along the opposite edges of the concave seats, covering the oppositeedges of the concavely curved base portions of the blades, the material of the handles being headed over edge portions of the blades seated therein to permanently secure the blades in the handles, with the upper surfaces of the flat leverage extensions substantially flush with the opposing surfaces of the handles in (a plane substantially coinciding with the cutting plane of the scissors or shears, and a pivotal connection extending through the tubular studs and holding the handles connected with the fiat leverage extensions of the blades in oversliding engagement maintaining the hollow curved portions of the blades tensioned in yielding engagement.

GEORGE V. ARNOLD. 

